Controversial former Washington D.C. mayor and now Councilman Marion Barry, Jr. (pictured) was released from a local area hospital on Saturday night after being involved in a head-on…
Former Washington D.C. mayor, Marion Barry set the record straight about his 1990 drug arrest on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Barry’s new book, Mayor…
April 16, 1862 marked the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation…
A new report released Thursday found that, while black women are becoming a political and economic powerhouses, they’re still quite vulnerable in other respects. “Black Women in the United…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Vincent Gray often calls the District of Columbia “the envy of the nation” for its robust economy and fast-growing population, but…
Marijuana decriminalization has now become a reality for residents in the District of Columbia, after the city council passed a bill Tuesday that would lessen…
Looks like leaders for the District of Columbia think it’s high time to stop jailing small-time users of marijuana. According to The Washington Post: Ten…
Chris Brown is expected to be in court today, on assault charges, after a fight broke out over the weekend near a Washington D.C. hotel. The pop singer and another man were charged with felony assault in the altercation that started around 4:30 A.M. Sunday. The man who was attacked received treatment for his injuries […]
Some Tri-State students are feeling the effects of a federal government shutdown. Kids from Beachwood school arrived in Washington D.C., yesterday, questioning whether they will visit any attractions that were closed because of the budget impasse in congress. Their teachers say some plans will change, but the trip will still be worth while. Recent Stories: […]
Stanley Young, a Washington, D.C., single Father of eight children, is receiving help from rapper Nas (pictured) after his family’s home recently burned down. RELATED: Nas…
This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME…
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia officials say the city is on course to record the lowest homicide rate in nearly half a century. The decline mirrors a nationwide trend of falling rates in major American cities. But it’s startling in a city that was ravaged by the crack epidemic two decades ago and where homicides […]
